Perspective

[Doc_Piptorious]

When were City going to blow up yesterday? I didn't see that to be honest. I know we got the equaliser but they were much the better team through the entire of that 2nd half.

I've accused City of being bottlers before, and I do also think they had a bit of a mental block against at times, but I didn't see any of that yesterday. I thought they were depressingly in a different league to us from kick off to final whistle.

City over the past month or two have looked nothing short of being a very determined team that has learned how to do enough to get the result rather than going flat out to get cricket scores against teams and coming unstuck at times.

Hate to say it but they are very much like how we were last season. There is a patience to their play that I rarely associated with them in the past, and there seems to be more of an "Us" or "We" spirit there compared to seasons gone by where they seemed to have more individuals on the pitch.

[Pablo]

Yep, our success last season has definitely galvanised them to pick it back up to the very top level. They had a bit of a sulk, but they've now reacted brilliantly.

Up to do us to do the same now (with less resources).

[Irishnev]

A TTT special but you need 15 mins to read it and it’s about 3 times as long as an Athletic article......a good read to help with perspective though

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[Norbs]

Buried deep in the article. Some on here disagreed of course

He did not stop the referee from giving the Reds a penalty for a clear goal-denying handball at Southampton when a Liverpool player (Wijnaldum) finally found a great shot that was blocked by a defender almost with a goalkeeper’s spreading of the body,

[fabinho]

A TTT special but you need 15 mins to read it and it’s about 3 times as long as an Athletic article......a good read to help with perspective though

https://twitter.com/thetomkinstimes/...58360590913536

15 minutes be fecked!

Its as long as my bloody arm!

[danperkins]

Yeah I gave it a go and then remembered why I can't stand Tomkins articles, goes off on a tangent.

[Exiled_red]

It's a decent article when you get to what he's on about but to get there you have got get past pages about ranting how Keane is a dick, rants about social media and the nazi's

[Doc_Piptorious]

For the attention bereft amongst us, anyone care to give a two line synopsis?

[Exiled_red]

For the attention bereft amongst us, anyone care to give a two line synopsis?

Keane is a dick, nazi's were bad, social media is a cesspit and you can't expect us to perform at the same level as we did before with all the injuries we have. defence has been a problem and problems throughout stem from there, midfield has been weakened and we are **** at set pieces because we have no big guys.

[Doc_Piptorious]

Keane is a dick, nazi's were bad, social media is a cesspit and you can't expect us to perform at the same level as we did before with all the injuries we have. defence has been a problem and problems throughout stem from there, midfield has been weakened and we are **** at set pieces because we have no big guys.

So Tomkins just stated what we all knew but took about 12 days to get to the point.

[Norbs]

So Tomkins just stated what we all knew but took about 12 days to get to the point.

Get you the speed reader!

[Irishnev]

So Tomkins just stated what we all knew but took about 12 days to get to the point.

Yes but in a very eloquent manner - an opus

[BG1973]

For the attention bereft amongst us, anyone care to give a two line synopsis?

Keanes a c*nt and we're going to be fine.

[Doc_Piptorious]

Keanes a c*nt and we're going to be fine.

I like the cut of your jib.

[Maxiedge]

Keanes a c*nt and we're going to be fine.

Couldn't wait to get stuck in, could he? Three years of pent up anger.